well... i thought that was the end of my piña silk quest. after several more email exchanges with veluz, i realize there's more to just buying the darn cloth. for example, if you're purchasing the piña silk in 60" width, then you should also find an embroiderer who has a bastidor that can accomodate 60 inches of cloth. the hitch here? not all lumban embroiderers own a 60 inch bastidor. great!
and so come june, i will be scouting naman for embroiderers who will accept my cloth requirement so that i can save on my gown expenses. otherwise, i will have to purchase the cloth in 30 or 36 inches width. that obviously spells additional cost.
speaking of expenses, i also have to decide whether we have our gown and barong machine embroidered or to have it by hand. as expected, machine embroidery would cost less than by hand (around 30 to 40 percent less, according to veluz). but hand embroidery is definitely nicer. as veluz puts it, it is more "maumbok tsaka parang raw ang mga gilid ng design." now this presents another dilemma. i have yet to see an actual sample of this mas maumbok style so that i can appreciate it more and decide if it's worth paying extra for.
being a real bobo at cloths, this has proved to be quite a good learning experience for me. thanks to veluz who's been so patient in answering all my queries. definitely no regrets in getting her.
on to other wedding preps... another dilemma is our florist. initially we were relying on joseph's friend to help us out with the bouquets and other floral arrangements. but recently, she informed us that she might not be here to attend our wedding as they have plans of going to the states for the holidays. so, that got us to thinking that she might not be able to deliver us the flowers at all. that's a bit disappointing. but it's good though that she has informed us ahead of time of her plans so that we can take other measures.
i suggested to joseph that we start looking around na for other suppliers. he said that his brother's girlfriend can probably help us with that because she has several contacts when she used to work for the government some months ago. i, on the other hand, have turned to w@w again, in the hopes that i can get some good feedback on potential suppliers. one of them is Petal Patch. i plan to contact them one of these days, just to inquire about their services and rates. thank God for w@w.
here are a few feedback on Petal Patch from fellow w@wies:
Met with AJ (of Petal Patch) yesterday and am so glad that I've signed with her. Another plus is that she gets their roses from Island Rose! Yahoo :) Told her about the apricot roses and she said she will make a note of it but that she knows that between now and then, there will probably be a million changes to the floral arrangements. Already, from the initial idea of candles and flowers we've talked about incorporating fruit but that might still change... am just glad she's flexible and open to ideas! ~ Mik
super accommodating na si Elaine sa lahat ng queries and very friendly. she will be honest enough to tell kung kaya niya or not to work with your budget. ~ Con
I was very happy with Petal Patch. My package included the bouquets for the entourage members and the church flowers. I loved the pictures of their work - ang linis ng pagkakagawa. And true enough, ang ganda ng flowers! I loved my bouquet!!! And I love the flowers along the Church aisles. There were two kinds: blue hydrangeas in pails, and pink gerberas surrounded by white roses in pails.
One thing though, our contract was not followed to the last detail. From what I remember, the package includes two small baskets of flowers for the offertory, and I think there was only 1 (based on the video of Jason - I had 2 friends for this and one of them offered a pail with flowers). Also, there was supposed to be a bouquet for the bouquet-toss but I didn't see one. But really, I didn't mind na because I was very happy with everything else. ~ Charo
amidst all the information research, i stumbled into this beautiful quote from Henry James, lifted from The Wings of the Dove (1902). very, very appropriate!
They had exchanged vows and tokens,
sealed their rich compact, solemnised,
so far as breathed words, murmured sounds and lighted eyes
and clasped hands could do it,
their agreement to belong only,
and to belong tremendously, to each other.
*sigh*
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